The eNOS isoform exhibits increased expression and activation in the main olfactory bulb of nNOS knock-out mice

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Perez-Boyero, David [1 ,2 ]
Hernandez-Perez, Carlos [1 ,2 ]
Valero, Jorge [1 ,2 ]
Cabedo, Valeria Lorena [1 ,2 ]
Alonso, Jose Ramon [1 ,2 ]
Diaz, David [1 ,2 ]
Weruaga, Eduardo [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Univ Salamanca, Inst Neurosci Castilla & Leon INCYL, Salamanca, Spain
[2] Inst Biomed Res Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
关键词
nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase; olfaction; olfactory bulb; main olfactory bulb; plasticity; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; LOCALIZATION; SYSTEM; NO; PROLIFERATION; HETEROGENEITY; NICOTINE; CELLS; GENE;
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10.3389/fncel.2023.1120836
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
The main olfactory bulb (MOB) is a neural structure that processes olfactory information. Among the neurotransmitters present in the MOB, nitric oxide (NO) is particularly relevant as it performs a wide variety of functions. In this structure, NO is produced mainly by neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) but also by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). The MOB is considered a region with great plasticity and the different NOS also show great plasticity. Therefore, it could be considered that this plasticity could compensate for various dysfunctional and pathological alterations. We examined the possible plasticity of iNOS and eNOS in the MOB in the absence of nNOS. For this, wild-type and nNOS knock-out (nNOS-KO) mice were used. We assessed whether the absence of nNOS expression could affect the olfactory capacity of mice, followed by the analysis of the expression and distribution of the NOS isoforms using qPCR and immunofluorescence. NO production in MOB was examined using both the Griess and histochemical NADPH-diaphorase reactions. The results indicate nNOS-KO mice have reduced olfactory capacity. We observed that in the nNOS-KO animal, there is an increase both in the expression of eNOS and NADPH-diaphorase, but no apparent change in the level of NO generated in the MOB. It can be concluded that the level of eNOS in the MOB of nNOS-KO is related to the maintenance of normal levels of NO. Therefore, our findings suggest that nNOS could be essential for the proper functioning of the olfactory system.
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